The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal considered separately from the face or head; figure.
The essence of something.
The mode in which a thing exists, acts, or manifests itself; kind: a form of animal life; a form of blackmail.
Procedure as determined or governed by regulation or custom.
A fixed order of words or procedures, as for use in a ceremony; a formula.
Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom.
Behavior according to a fixed or accepted standard: Tardiness is considered bad form.
Performance considered with regard to acknowledged criteria: a good jump shooter having an unusual form.
Proven ability to perform: a musician at the top of her form.
Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training.
The past performance of a racehorse.
A racing form.
Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in literary or musical composition or in organized discourse: presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue.
A particular type or example of such arrangement: The essay is a literary form.
The design, structure, or pattern of a work of art: symphonic form.
A mold for the setting of concrete.
A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.
A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes.
A linguistic form.
The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.
Chiefly British A long seat; a bench.
The resting place of a hare.
The essence of something.
The mode in which a thing exists, acts, or manifests itself; kind: a form of animal life; a form of blackmail.
Procedure as determined or governed by regulation or custom.
A fixed order of words or procedures, as for use in a ceremony; a formula.
Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom.
Behavior according to a fixed or accepted standard: Tardiness is considered bad form.
Performance considered with regard to acknowledged criteria: a good jump shooter having an unusual form.
Proven ability to perform: a musician at the top of her form.
Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training.
The past performance of a racehorse.
A racing form.
Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in literary or musical composition or in organized discourse: presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue.
A particular type or example of such arrangement: The essay is a literary form.
The design, structure, or pattern of a work of art: symphonic form.
A mold for the setting of concrete.
A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.
A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes.
A linguistic form.
The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.
Chiefly British A long seat; a bench.
The resting place of a hare.
Procedure as determined or governed by regulation or custom.
A fixed order of words or procedures, as for use in a ceremony; a formula.
Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom.
Behavior according to a fixed or accepted standard: Tardiness is considered bad form.
Performance considered with regard to acknowledged criteria: a good jump shooter having an unusual form.
Proven ability to perform: a musician at the top of her form.
Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training.
The past performance of a racehorse.
A racing form.
Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in literary or musical composition or in organized discourse: presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue.
A particular type or example of such arrangement: The essay is a literary form.
The design, structure, or pattern of a work of art: symphonic form.
A mold for the setting of concrete.
A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.
A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes.
A linguistic form.
The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.
Chiefly British A long seat; a bench.
The resting place of a hare.
A document with blanks for the insertion of details or information: insurance forms.
Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom.
Behavior according to a fixed or accepted standard: Tardiness is considered bad form.
Performance considered with regard to acknowledged criteria: a good jump shooter having an unusual form.
Proven ability to perform: a musician at the top of her form.
Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training.
The past performance of a racehorse.
A racing form.
Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in literary or musical composition or in organized discourse: presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue.
A particular type or example of such arrangement: The essay is a literary form.
The design, structure, or pattern of a work of art: symphonic form.
A mold for the setting of concrete.
A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.
A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes.
A linguistic form.
The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.
Chiefly British A long seat; a bench.
The resting place of a hare.
Proven ability to perform: a musician at the top of her form.
Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training.
The past performance of a racehorse.
A racing form.
Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in literary or musical composition or in organized discourse: presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue.
A particular type or example of such arrangement: The essay is a literary form.
The design, structure, or pattern of a work of art: symphonic form.
A mold for the setting of concrete.
A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.
A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes.
A linguistic form.
The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.
Chiefly British A long seat; a bench.
The resting place of a hare.
Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in literary or musical composition or in organized discourse: presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue.
A particular type or example of such arrangement: The essay is a literary form.
The design, structure, or pattern of a work of art: symphonic form.
A mold for the setting of concrete.
A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.
A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes.
A linguistic form.
The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.
Chiefly British A long seat; a bench.
The resting place of a hare.
A mold for the setting of concrete.
A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.
A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes.
A linguistic form.
The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.
Chiefly British A long seat; a bench.
The resting place of a hare.
A grade in a British secondary school or in some American private schools: the sixth form.
A linguistic form.
The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.
Chiefly British A long seat; a bench.
The resting place of a hare.
Chiefly British A long seat; a bench.
The resting place of a hare.
Botany A subdivision of a variety usually differing in one trivial characteristic, such as flower color.
v.
formed, form·ing, forms
v.
tr.
To give form to; shape: form clay into figures.
To develop in the mind; conceive: form an opinion.
To shape or mold (dough, for example) into a particular form.
To arrange oneself in: Holding out his arms, the cheerleader formed a T. The acrobats formed a pyramid.
To organize or arrange: The environmentalists formed their own party.
To fashion, train, or develop by instruction or precept: form a child's mind.
To produce (a tense, for example) by inflection: form the pluperfect.
To make (a word) by derivation or composition.
To shape or mold (dough, for example) into a particular form.
To arrange oneself in: Holding out his arms, the cheerleader formed a T. The acrobats formed a pyramid.
To organize or arrange: The environmentalists formed their own party.
To fashion, train, or develop by instruction or precept: form a child's mind.
To produce (a tense, for example) by inflection: form the pluperfect.
To make (a word) by derivation or composition.
To come to have; develop or acquire: form a habit.
To constitute or compose a usually basic element, part, or characteristic of.
To produce (a tense, for example) by inflection: form the pluperfect.
To make (a word) by derivation or composition.
To put in order; arrange.
v.
intr.
To become formed or shaped.
To come into being by taking form; arise.
To assume a specified form, shape, or pattern.
[Middle English forme, from Latin fōrma.] form'a·bil'i·ty n., form'a·ble adj.
Synonyms: These nouns refer to the external outline of a thing. Form is the outline and structure of a thing as opposed to its substance: a brooch in the form of a lovers' knot. Figure refers usually to form as established by bounding or enclosing lines: The cube is a solid geometric figure. Shape implies three-dimensional definition that indicates both outline and bulk or mass: "He faced her, a hooded and cloaked shape" (Joseph Conrad). Configuration stresses the pattern formed by the arrangement of parts within an outline: The map shows the configuration of North America, with its mountains, rivers, and plains. Contour refers especially to the outline of a three-dimensional figure: I traced the contour of the bow with my finger. Profile denotes the outline of something viewed against a background and especially the outline of the human face in side view: The police took a photograph of the mugger's profile.
[fawr-muh-bil-i-tee] 
məˈbɪl